STATISTICS WITHOUT FORMULAS: A Cartoon Book

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Statistics Without Formulas: A Cartoon Book

Michael M. Nikoletseas
ISBN 9798182736312

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Table of Contents

PART I
From data to description

  • Unorganized data
  • 2. Data and levels of measurement
    • Nominal
      • Numbers used as names
      • Jersey numbers
    • Ordinal
      • Rank, not amount
    • Interval and ratio scales
  • 3. First step: organize the data

PART II
From spread to variance

  • Understanding variability
    • Same mean, different spread
    • Distances from the mean
  • Variance and the sum of squares – From SS to MS

PART III
From the normal curve to inference

  • Height measurements form a data curve
  • The ideal normal curve and standard scores
    • The ideal normal curve
    • Constructing the Z table
    • Standard normal curve – standard scores
  • Four uses of the normal curve
    • Locate a score
    • Estimate the probability of a new observation
    • Estimate a population mean
    • Compare two means
  • From the z-table to the t-table
    • The t distribution
    • How the t distribution differs from the normal distribution
      • Heavier tails contain more area
    • Small samples and the t table
    • Why few degrees of freedom require a larger critical value
    • Degrees of freedom

PART IV
Comparing sources of variability

  • One-way design
    • Between-group and within-group variability
  • Factorial designs
    • Two-by-two factorial design
    • Interaction
  • Repeated measures
  • Mixed split-plot design

Epilogue

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